WO2021227972A1 - 底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱 - Google Patents

底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱 Download PDF

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WO2021227972A1
WO2021227972A1 PCT/CN2021/092303 CN2021092303W WO2021227972A1 WO 2021227972 A1 WO2021227972 A1 WO 2021227972A1 CN 2021092303 W CN2021092303 W CN 2021092303W WO 2021227972 A1 WO2021227972 A1 WO 2021227972A1
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王常志
费斌
夏恩品
朱小兵
李康
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青岛海尔电冰箱有限公司
海尔智家股份有限公司
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Priority to EP21804363.6A priority patent/EP4148362B1/en
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Priority to KR1020227046403A priority patent/KR20230047964A/ko
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    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B91/00Feet for furniture in general
    • A47B91/002Mechanical means to move furniture easily, e.g. air cushioning means
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • AHUMAN NECESSITIES
    • A47FURNITURE; DOMESTIC ARTICLES OR APPLIANCES; COFFEE MILLS; SPICE MILLS; SUCTION CLEANERS IN GENERAL
    • A47BTABLES; DESKS; OFFICE FURNITURE; CABINETS; DRAWERS; GENERAL DETAILS OF FURNITURE
    • A47B91/00Feet for furniture in general
    • A47B91/02Adjustable feet
    • A47B91/022Adjustable feet using screw means
    • A47B91/024Foot attached to a rotating bolt supported in an internal thread
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16GBELTS, CABLES, OR ROPES, PREDOMINANTLY USED FOR DRIVING PURPOSES; CHAINS; FITTINGS PREDOMINANTLY USED THEREFOR
    • F16G1/00Driving-belts
    • F16G1/28Driving-belts with a contact surface of special shape, e.g. toothed
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F16ENGINEERING ELEMENTS AND UNITS; GENERAL MEASURES FOR PRODUCING AND MAINTAINING EFFECTIVE FUNCTIONING OF MACHINES OR INSTALLATIONS; THERMAL INSULATION IN GENERAL
    • F16MFRAMES, CASINGS OR BEDS OF ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS, NOT SPECIFIC TO ENGINES, MACHINES OR APPARATUS PROVIDED FOR ELSEWHERE; STANDS; SUPPORTS
    • F16M7/00Details of attaching or adjusting engine beds, frames, or supporting-legs on foundation or base; Attaching non-moving engine parts, e.g. cylinder blocks
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D23/00General constructional features
    • F25D23/10Arrangements for mounting in particular locations, e.g. for built-in type, for corner type
    • DTEXTILES; PAPER
    • D06TREATMENT OF TEXTILES OR THE LIKE; LAUNDERING; FLEXIBLE MATERIALS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • D06FLAUNDERING, DRYING, IRONING, PRESSING OR FOLDING TEXTILE ARTICLES
    • D06F39/00Details of washing machines not specific to a single type of machines covered by groups D06F9/00 - D06F27/00 
    • D06F39/12Casings; Tubs
    • D06F39/125Supporting arrangements for the casing, e.g. rollers or legs
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2323/00General constructional features not provided for in other groups of this subclass
    • F25D2323/0011Means for leveling refrigerators
    • FMECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
    • F25REFRIGERATION OR COOLING; COMBINED HEATING AND REFRIGERATION SYSTEMS; HEAT PUMP SYSTEMS; MANUFACTURE OR STORAGE OF ICE; LIQUEFACTION SOLIDIFICATION OF GASES
    • F25DREFRIGERATORS; COLD ROOMS; ICE-BOXES; COOLING OR FREEZING APPARATUS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR
    • F25D2400/00General features of, or devices for refrigerators, cold rooms, ice-boxes, or for cooling or freezing apparatus not covered by any other subclass
    • F25D2400/38Refrigerating devices characterised by wheels

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  • the present invention relates to device installation technology, in particular to a foot adjustment system and a refrigerator having the same.
  • the feet are used to install on the bottom of the device to support the device on the ground.
  • Some of the feet in the prior art can adjust the parallelism of the bottom of the device when the device is in a static state.
  • the installation space of the device is relatively small, because the installer cannot touch part of the device, this will restrict the installer from adjusting the device at this location, which makes the adjustment process of the foot very difficult, making the entire installation process difficult to operate. , The installation efficiency of the device is low.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a foot adjustment system that at least solves any of the above technical problems and a refrigerator having the same.
  • a further object of the present invention is to provide a foot adjustment system to reduce the installation difficulty of the device.
  • a further object of the present invention is to improve the adjustment efficiency of the foot adjustment system.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to extend the service life of the foot adjustment system.
  • a still further object of the present invention is to simplify the installation structure of the refrigerator and reduce the manufacturing cost.
  • a foot adjustment system including: a driving wheel, a part of which forms a driving shaft; a transmission belt sleeved on the outer circumference of the driving shaft; a foot having a screw and a driven disk, the screw It is used to rotatably screw in the bottom threaded hole of the device with the foot adjustment system, the outer periphery of the driven disk is sleeved on the transmission belt to be connected to the driving shaft in transmission, and the driven disk is fixedly connected with the screw or It is an integral part with the screw to drive the screw to rotate.
  • the inner periphery of the transmission belt is formed with belt teeth;
  • the driving shaft is a gear shaft, and the outer periphery thereof is formed with first gear teeth meshing with the belt teeth;
  • the second tooth of the tooth meshing is formed with first gear teeth meshing with the belt teeth;
  • the rotation axis of the driven disk and the screw is coaxial with the center axis of the driven disk and the center axis of the screw; and the driven disk extends radially outward from the bottom section of the screw.
  • the bottom foot further includes: a bracket, a part of which forms a pallet; the driven dial is arranged on the pallet; and a roller is rotatably arranged under the pallet.
  • the bracket is cylindrical, and the bracket is a horizontal top wall portion on the bracket; the driven dial and the bracket are an integral piece and are formed by extending upward from the bracket; the bracket further includes a horizontal bottom wall, A part of the ball socket is recessed inwardly to form a plurality of ball sockets; and there are a plurality of rollers, which are spherical, and each roller is embedded in a ball socket.
  • the roller includes a wheel shaft extending in a horizontal direction and a wheel body that rotates around the wheel shaft;
  • the pallet is a horizontal wall part of the bracket;
  • the driven dial is rotatably arranged on the pallet; and
  • the bracket also includes a downturn
  • the connecting shaft part extends downward from the pallet and has a shaft hole for matching with the wheel shaft, so that the wheel shaft is rotatably connected to the bracket.
  • the pallet is provided with a light hole penetrating through the thickness direction of the main plate surface of the pallet; the driven dial is located above the light hole; and the bottom foot also includes a connecting piece, one end of which is fixedly connected to the driven dial or with The driven dial is an integral piece, and the other end passes through the light hole and is matched with the lower periphery of the light hole to limit the freedom of linear movement of the driven dial relative to the pallet along the direction of its axis of rotation.
  • the driving wheel further includes a disc-shaped driving wheel, and at least one groove or protrusion is formed on the outer circumference of the driving wheel to cooperate with the wrench tool and/or another transmission belt;
  • the driving wheel is fixedly connected to the driving shaft or It is an integral part with the driving shaft to drive the driving shaft to rotate;
  • the rotation axis of the driving disk and the driving shaft are coaxial with the center axis of the driving disk and the center axis of the driving shaft; and the driving disk is from the bottom section of the driving shaft Extend radially outward.
  • the screw and the driven dial form the adjustment portion of the foot; there are two adjustment portions, namely the first adjustment portion and the second adjustment portion; how much is the outer periphery of the driven dial of the first adjustment portion formed A second gear tooth; a plurality of third gear teeth are formed on the outer periphery of the driven dial of the second adjusting portion, the second gear teeth are in meshing transmission with the transmission belt, and the third gear teeth are in meshing transmission with the second gear teeth; and
  • the diameter of the driven disk of one adjusting part is larger than the diameter of the driven disk of the second adjusting part; the screw thread direction of the screw of the first adjusting part is opposite to the screw direction of the screw of the second adjusting part.
  • a refrigerator including: at least one foot adjustment system as described above, arranged at the bottom of the refrigerator, and the bottom of the refrigerator is provided with a threaded hole, and the screw and the threaded hole are screwed. catch.
  • the foot adjustment system includes an active runner, a transmission belt and a foot.
  • a part of the driving wheel forms the driving shaft
  • the transmission belt is sleeved on the outer circumference of the driving shaft.
  • the foot has a screw and a driven disk.
  • the screw is used to be rotatably screwed into the threaded hole at the bottom of the device.
  • the driven disk is connected to the driving shaft through a transmission belt, and is fixedly connected with the screw or integrated with the screw. To drive the screw to rotate.
  • the screw of the foot can be indirectly driven to rotate, and the screw of the foot can be adjusted in multiple different positions, which can significantly reduce the difficulty of leveling the device, thereby reducing the device The difficulty of installation.
  • the foot further has a bracket and a roller.
  • the roller is rotatably arranged under the pallet of the bracket.
  • the screw can rotate relative to the threaded hole of the device, so that the foot adjustment system of the present invention is suitable for both the leveling process of the device and the moving process of the device , And the volume is small, simple and easy to adjust, the adjustment range is large, and the manufacturing cost is low.
  • the driven dial can rotate relative to the pallet, and when the driven dial is driven to drive the screw to rotate, the pallet can be fixed so as to prevent the rollers from moving
  • the adjustment dial rotates during the rotation process, which not only makes the leveling process of the device easy to operate, saves time and effort, but also reduces or avoids the wear of the rollers and prolongs the service life of the foot adjustment system.
  • the foot adjustment system of the present invention since the foot adjustment system of the refrigerator has both a leveling function and a moving function, it can reduce or avoid installing other auxiliary structures at the bottom of the refrigerator, thereby The installation structure of the refrigerator can be simplified, and the manufacturing cost can be reduced.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a foot adjustment system according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is an exploded view of the foot adjustment system shown in Figure 1;
  • Figure 3 is a partial enlarged view of A in Figure 2;
  • Fig. 4 is a schematic diagram of a foot in the foot adjustment system shown in Fig. 1;
  • Figure 5 is a schematic diagram of a foot in a foot adjustment system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 6 is a partial structural diagram of the foot in the foot adjustment system shown in Fig. 5;
  • Fig. 7 is a schematic diagram of a foot in a foot adjustment system according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 8 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 9 is a partial enlarged view of B in Fig. 8.
  • Fig. 10 is a schematic diagram of a bottom plate and foot adjustment system of a refrigerator according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • Fig. 1 is a schematic diagram of a foot adjustment system 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the foot adjustment system 10 of this embodiment is suitable to be installed at the bottom of the device for installing the device to a set position.
  • the foot adjustment system 10 of this embodiment can be applied to various devices, such as household appliances such as refrigerators 70, air conditioners, washing machines, etc., and can also be applied to any other equipment, and is especially suitable for an embedded refrigerator 70.
  • the foot adjustment system 10 may generally include a driving wheel 120, a transmission belt 150 and a foot 110.
  • the transmission belt 150 is sleeved on the driving wheel 120 and the foot 110.
  • the transmission belt 150 may be a synchronous belt or a synchronous chain, or any other type.
  • the transmission belt 150 may be a timing belt. This embodiment only takes the case where the transmission belt 150 is a timing belt as an example. Those skilled in the art should be fully capable of expanding other types of transmission belts 150 on the basis of understanding this embodiment, which will not be shown here.
  • FIG. 2 is an exploded view of the foot adjustment system 10 shown in FIG. 1, and FIG. 3 is a partial enlarged view of A in FIG. 2.
  • Belt teeth 151 are formed on the inner periphery of the timing belt.
  • the timing belt can be ring-shaped.
  • the timing belt meshes with the driving wheel 120 and the foot 110 through its inner periphery.
  • the belt teeth 151 can be evenly distributed along the inner periphery of the timing belt.
  • the driving wheel 120 includes a driving shaft 121 and a driving disk 122, and may further include a supporting plate 123. A part of the driving wheel 120 forms the driving shaft 121.
  • the transmission belt 150 may be sleeved on the outer circumference of the driving shaft 121.
  • the driving shaft 121 may be a gear shaft, the outer periphery of which is formed with first gear teeth 121 a meshing with the belt teeth 151.
  • the driving disk 122 is in the shape of a disc, and at least one groove or protrusion is formed on the outer periphery of the driving disk 122 to cooperate with a wrench tool and/or another transmission belt 150.
  • the driving dial 122 is fixedly connected to the driving shaft 121 or integrated with the driving shaft 121 to drive the driving shaft 121 to rotate.
  • the driving dial 122 can be rotated under the drive of a wrench tool and/or another transmission belt 150, thereby driving the driving shaft 121 to rotate.
  • the rotation axes of the driving disk 122 and the driving shaft 121 are coaxial with the center axis of the driving disk 122 and the center axis of the driving shaft 121. Both the central axis of the driving dial 122 and the central axis of the driving shaft 121 may extend in a vertical direction.
  • the driving disk 122 extends radially outward from the bottom section of the driving shaft 121.
  • the driving shaft 121 may be substantially located above the driving disk 122.
  • the driving wheel 122 is not only used to drive the driving shaft 121 to rotate, but also forms a base of the driving shaft 121 to support the driving shaft 121.
  • the diameter of the driving shaft 121 may be smaller than the disk diameter of the driving disk 122.
  • the disk diameter refers to the diameter of the circle where the outer periphery of the disk is located, which can improve the structural stability of the driving wheel 120.
  • the active rotating disk 122 is used to support on the supporting surface (for example, the ground) where the device is located.
  • the supporting plate 123 may be located at the top of the driving shaft 121, which can limit the timing belt on the driving shaft 121, and can also abut against the bottom of the device.
  • the foot 110 may generally include a screw 410 and a driven disk 420, and may further include a bracket 200 and a roller 300. Among them, the screw 410 and the driven disk 420 form the adjustment part 400 of the foot 110.
  • the adjusting part 400 may be connected to the bracket 200.
  • the screw 410 is used to rotatably screw in the threaded hole at the bottom of the device with the foot adjustment system 10, and the outer circumference of the driven dial 420 is sleeved on the transmission belt 150 to be in transmission connection with the driving shaft 121, and the driven rotation
  • the disk 420 is fixedly connected with the screw 410 or is an integral part with the screw 410 to drive the screw 410 to rotate.
  • the screw 410 has an external thread and can be screwed with a threaded hole at the bottom of the device.
  • the depth of the screw 410 screwed into the threaded hole at the bottom of the device can be adjusted.
  • the active runner 120 can be provided at a position that is easy for the installer to operate.
  • the driven disk 420 can be indirectly driven to rotate by the transmission effect of the transmission belt 150, thereby driving the screw 410 to rotate, which can significantly reduce the difficulty of leveling and installation of the device.
  • the driving wheel 120 can be installed on the front side of the bottom of the refrigerator 70, and the foot 110 can be installed on the rear side of the bottom of the refrigerator 70, and the driven dial 420 can be driven by the transmission belt 150 to rotate, thereby Indirectly drives the screw 410 of the foot 110 to rotate. Due to the limited internal space of the cabinet, the use of the foot adjustment system 10 of this embodiment can reduce the leveling difficulty when the refrigerator 70 is inserted into the cabinet.
  • the transmission belt 150 is sleeved on the outer circumference of the driving shaft 121 and the outer circumference of the driven disk 420 at the same time.
  • the driven disk 420 may have a disk shape, and the outer periphery thereof is formed with second gear teeth 421 meshing with the belt teeth 151.
  • the driving shaft 121 and the driven disk 420 may have the same set thickness to facilitate matching with the transmission belt 150.
  • the set thickness can be designed according to actual application conditions, for example, it can be adapted to the bandwidth of the transmission belt 150.
  • the set thickness can be 0.5-10 cm or any value greater than 10 cm.
  • the shape of the driven dial 420 may be changed, for example, it may be a square column shape, a hexagonal column shape, or any other shape.
  • the rotation axes of the driven disk 420 and the screw 410 are coaxial with the center axis of the driven disk 420 and the center axis of the screw 410.
  • the driven disk 420 extends radially outward from the bottom section of the screw 410.
  • the direction of the axis of rotation of the driven disk 420 and the screw 410 may be a vertical direction.
  • the screw 410 may be formed to extend upward from the middle part of the driven disk 420.
  • the screw 410 may be formed to extend upward from the middle part of the driven disk 420.
  • the head of the screw 410 can be embedded in the driven disk 420, which can simplify the molding process of the adjusting part 400.
  • the head of the screw 410 and the screw 410 are an integral piece.
  • the head of the screw 410 may be formed to extend radially outward from the bottom section of the screw 410.
  • a part of the bracket 200 forms a pallet 210.
  • the driven dial 420 is installed on the pallet 210.
  • the roller 300 is rotatably disposed under the pallet 210.
  • the screw 410 is screwed to the threaded hole at the bottom of the device, and the roller 300 is supported on the supporting surface of the installation space where the device is located, for example, the ground.
  • the screw 410 can rotate relative to the threaded hole at the bottom of the device, so that the foot adjustment system 10 of this embodiment is suitable for the leveling process of the device. It is also suitable for the moving process of the device.
  • the use of the foot 110 of this embodiment can reduce the installation difficulty of the device, improve the installation efficiency, and save labor costs.
  • the moving step can be performed first, and then the leveling step can be performed.
  • the roller 300 rolls along the supporting surface, which can reduce the frictional resistance during the movement and reduce the difficulty of the movement.
  • the screw 410 is driven to rotate, and the screwing depth of the screw 410 screwed into the threaded hole at the bottom of the device can be adjusted, thereby adjusting the height and/or parallelism of the bottom of the device, and the operation is simple and convenient.
  • the holder 200 can be cylindrical, square columnar (the top and bottom walls are both rectangular), or can be any other columnar shape.
  • FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of the foot 110 in the foot adjustment system 10 shown in FIG. 1.
  • the holder 200 may be cylindrical.
  • the roller 300 may have a spherical shape and may be multiple.
  • the bracket 200 has a horizontal bottom wall portion, a horizontal top wall portion, and a column connected between the horizontal bottom wall portion and the horizontal top wall portion.
  • the horizontal bottom wall portion (ie, the bottom surface of the cylinder) and the horizontal top wall portion (ie, the top surface of the cylinder) of the bracket 200 are both circular, and both are located on a horizontal surface.
  • a part of the horizontal bottom wall portion of the socket 200 is recessed inward to form a plurality of ball and socket portions.
  • “inward” refers to the actual use state of the holder 200, and may be roughly upward.
  • the ball and socket portion defines the moving space of the roller 300.
  • Each roller 300 is rotatably embedded in a ball and socket part.
  • the number of ball sockets is not less than three, for example, it can be three or four.
  • the plurality of ball and socket parts are evenly distributed on the same circumference with the center of the horizontal bottom wall part as the center.
  • the pallet 210 is the horizontal top wall of the cradle 200.
  • the driven dial 420 may be an integral piece with the pallet 210 and formed by extending upward from the pallet 210. In other words, the driven dial 420 is located above the pallet 210.
  • the center axis of the driven dial 420 may be coaxial with the center axis of the bracket 200.
  • the socket part is configured such that at least a part of the roller 300 protrudes from the bottom end of the socket part when the roller 300 is embedded therein.
  • the roller 300 can be a universal ball, for example, a steel ball, which can be rotated along the horizontality, so that the device with the foot adjustment system 10 can slide flexibly, which reduces the difficulty of rotating the screw 410 of the foot adjustment system 10, thereby The labor intensity of the installation process can be greatly reduced, making the leveling process of the device easy to operate, saving time and effort.
  • the roller 300 protrudes from the bottom end of the ball and socket part of the bracket 200 and directly presses against the supporting surface.
  • the screw 410 can rotate synchronously with the bracket 200.
  • the roller 300 can rotate horizontally, which can lower
  • the difficulty of rotating the screw 410 of the mounting foot 110 can greatly reduce the labor intensity of the installation process, and can reduce or avoid the wear of the bracket 200 due to contact with the supporting surface, and prolong the service life of the foot adjustment system 10.
  • the foot 110 may also include a limiting plate 430, which is fixedly arranged above the driven dial 420 to define the installation space of the timing belt with the pallet 210, and improve the gap between the timing belt and the driven dial 420. Reliability of inter-coordination connection.
  • FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a foot 110 in the foot adjustment system 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • the structure of the bracket 200 and the roller 300 may be changed, and the foot 110 may further include a connecting member.
  • the bracket 200 may include a pallet 210 and a downward-turning connecting shaft portion 230, and may further include an upward-turning rotation stop portion 220.
  • the roller 300 is rotatably disposed under the pallet 210.
  • the roller 300 includes a wheel shaft 310 extending in a horizontal direction and a wheel body 320 that rotates around the wheel shaft 310.
  • the pallet 210 may be a horizontal wall of the cradle 200. Among them, “horizontal" is relative to the actual use state of the mounting foot 110. In some optional embodiments, the wall of the pallet 210 may also be curved.
  • the pallet 210 can be roughly rectangular, circular, triangular or any other polygonal shape. In this embodiment, the pallet 210 is roughly rectangular.
  • the pallet 210 is provided with a light hole 211 penetrating the thickness direction of the main plate surface of the pallet 210.
  • the downward turning shaft portion 230 extends downward from the pallet 210 and has a shaft hole 231 for mating with the axle 310 of the roller 300 so that the axle 310 of the roller 300 is rotatably connected to the bracket 200.
  • the downward-turning connecting shaft portion 230 may be a vertical side wall portion on the bracket 200.
  • Each down-turning connecting shaft 230 has a shaft hole 231.
  • the shaft holes 231 of the two downturning shaft parts 230 are arranged oppositely. Each shaft hole 231 fits with one end of the axle 310 of the roller 300.
  • the position and number of the down-turning connecting shaft 230 may be changed.
  • the shaft hole 231 of the down-turning shaft 230 can be matched with the middle section of the axle 310 of the roller 300.
  • the upturning stop portion 220 extends upward from the pallet 210 and is used for inserting into the corresponding slot of the device installed on the foot adjustment system 10 to limit the rotation of the pallet 210 relative to the device.
  • the turning-up and rotation preventing portion 220 extends upward from a portion of the pallet 210 with a distance from the driven dial 420, which can prevent the turning-up and turning prevention portion 220 from obstructing the rotation of the driven disk 420.
  • the driven dial 420 is located above the light hole 211.
  • One end of the connecting piece is fixedly connected with the driven dial 420 or is integrated with the driven dial 420, and the other end passes through the light hole 211 and fits with the lower periphery of the light hole 211 to restrict the driven dial 420 from rotating along it
  • the axis direction is relative to the degree of freedom of linear movement of the pallet 210. That is to say, during the installation process of the device, when the driven dial 420 rotates along its rotation axis, the connecting piece will prevent the driven dial 420 from moving in the vertical direction relative to the pallet 210, so that the driven dial 420 is in the vertical direction. There is no displacement relative to the pallet 210 in the vertical direction.
  • the connecting piece is not fixedly connected to the lower periphery of the light hole 211, and can only rotate the driven disk 420 and the screw 410 without driving the pallet 210 to rotate together, thereby reducing the rotation resistance and improving the installation efficiency.
  • FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a part of the structure of the foot 110 in the foot adjustment system 10 shown in FIG. 5.
  • the connecting piece may be a claw.
  • the connecting member is a hollow cylindrical claw with a plurality of convex buckles 510 in the circumferential direction of the lower edge.
  • the connecting member may extend downward from the bottom wall of the driven dial 420 and pass through the light hole 211 to fit with the lower periphery of the light hole 211.
  • Each convex buckle 510 has a gap opening between the peripheral wall sections of the claw where it is located, that is, the convex buckles 510 are arranged with gaps in sequence along the circumferential direction of the lower edge of the claw.
  • each convex buckle 510 is an inclined surface inclined upward in the radially outward direction, which facilitates the smooth passage of the lower edge of the claw through the light hole 211.
  • “outward” refers to the actual state of use of the hollow cylindrical jaws.
  • each convex buckle 510 is a plane perpendicular to the peripheral wall of the claw, and may be substantially a horizontal plane.
  • the upper surface of each convex buckle 510 can form a buckle fit with the hole wall of the light hole 211.
  • the hole wall of the light hole 211 is formed with a lower annular flange 202 on the lower surface of the pallet 210 to form a snap fit with the upper surface of the convex buckle 510, which is beneficial to avoid the upper surface of the convex buckle 510 and the holder
  • the main body of the stage 210 is in surface contact.
  • the driven disk 420 can be pressed against the upper surface of the pallet 210 through an annular gasket or an annular protrusion formed on the lower surface of the driven disk 420, which can reduce the size of the driven disk 420 and the pallet 210.
  • the contact area of the upper surface is beneficial to reduce the frictional resistance when the driven dial 420 rotates.
  • the annular gasket may be disposed between the lower surface of the driven disk 420 and the upper surface of the pallet 210.
  • the annular protrusion may be formed on the lower surface of the driven disk 420.
  • FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a foot 110 in the foot adjustment system 10 according to another embodiment of the present invention.
  • there may be two adjustment parts 400 namely the first adjustment part 400 and the second adjustment part 400, respectively.
  • a plurality of second gear teeth are formed on the outer periphery of the driven dial 420 of the first adjustment part 400, and a plurality of third gear teeth are formed on the outer periphery of the driven dial 420 of the second adjustment part 400.
  • the second gear teeth The third gear tooth is in transmission meshing with the second gear tooth.
  • the screw thread direction of the screw 410 of the first adjustment part 400 is opposite to the screw direction of the screw 410 of the second adjustment part 400.
  • the thread of the screw 410 may be a reverse thread.
  • the second gear tooth is in transmission meshing with the transmission belt 150, which enables the driven dial 420 of the first adjusting part 400 to rotate with the driving shaft 121.
  • the third gear tooth and the second gear tooth are in transmission meshing, so that the driven dial 420 of the second adjusting part 400 can be driven to rotate with the driven dial 420 of the first adjusting part 400.
  • the diameter of the driven disk 420 of the first adjusting part 400 is larger than the diameter of the driven disk 420 of the second adjusting part 400.
  • the disc diameter refers to the diameter of the circle where the outer periphery of the disc is located.
  • the disc diameter of the driven dial 420 of the first adjustment part 400 is larger than the disc diameter of the driven disc 420 of the second adjustment part 400, which facilitates the arrangement of the transmission belt 150 on the driven disc 420 of the first adjustment part 400, namely ,
  • the transmission belt 150 can be sleeved on the driven dial 420 of the first adjusting part 400, so as to directly drive the driven dial 420 of the first adjusting part 400 to rotate.
  • the driven dial 420 of the second adjusting part 400 may be passively arranged on one side of the driven dial 420 of the first adjusting part 400 and located on the inner side of the transmission belt 150, so that the driven dial 420 of the first adjusting part 400 Driven by the disk 420, it rotates accordingly.
  • the foot adjusting system 10 of this embodiment can simultaneously adjust the screw 410 of the first adjusting part 400 and the screw 410 of the second adjusting part 400 into the corresponding threaded holes during the installation of the device, which can ensure that the device
  • the smoothness of adjustment can simplify the adjustment process of the foot adjustment system 10.
  • the screw threads of the screws 410 of the two adjusting parts 400 are set to be opposite, which can ensure that the two The screw 410 of the adjusting part 400 is synchronously screwed in or out in the corresponding threaded hole, so as to ensure the consistency of the first adjusting part 400 and the second adjusting part 400 during the adjustment process.
  • FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram of a refrigerator 70 according to an embodiment of the present invention
  • FIG. 9 is a partial enlarged view at B in FIG. 8.
  • the bottom of the refrigerator 70 is provided with at least one foot adjustment system 10 of any of the above embodiments. And the bottom of the refrigerator 70 is provided with a threaded hole, and the screw 410 of the foot 110 is screwed with the threaded hole.
  • the bottom foot adjustment system 10 of the refrigerator 70 of this embodiment has both a leveling function and a moving function, it can reduce or avoid installing other auxiliary structures at the bottom of the refrigerator 70, thereby simplifying the installation structure of the refrigerator 70 and reducing manufacturing cost.
  • the foot adjustment system 10 may be one or more, for example, there may be two.
  • the relative positions of the active runner 120 and the foot 110 can be arranged according to actual needs.
  • the active runner 120 of each foot adjustment system 10 can be arranged on the front side of the bottom of the refrigerator 70, and each foot adjustment system 10
  • the foot 110 may be provided on the rear side of the bottom of the refrigerator 70.
  • the flatness of the rear side of the refrigerator 70 can be adjusted on the front side of the refrigerator 70, and the leveling process is very simple.
  • the bottom front side of the refrigerator 70 may be provided with rollable front wheels.
  • FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of the bottom plate 710 and the foot adjustment system 10 of the refrigerator 70 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the screw hole is formed on the bottom plate 710 of the refrigerator 70.
  • the bottom plate 710 can be directly the bottom plate 710 of the cabinet of the refrigerator 70, or can be the bottom plate 710 additionally added to the cabinet.
  • the bottom plate 710 of the refrigerator 70 is formed with a screw cylinder extending upward from the surface where the bottom plate 710 is located, and a threaded hole is formed inside the screw cylinder.
  • the foot adjustment system 10 includes an active runner 120, a transmission belt 150 and a foot 110.
  • a part of the driving wheel 120 forms a driving shaft 121
  • the transmission belt 150 is sleeved on the outer circumference of the driving shaft 121.
  • the foot 110 has a screw 410 and a driven disk 420.
  • the screw 410 is rotatably screwed into the threaded hole at the bottom of the device.
  • the driven disk 420 is connected to the driving shaft 121 through a transmission belt 150 and is fixed to the screw 410. It is connected or integrated with the screw 410 to drive the screw 410 to rotate.
  • the screw 410 can be indirectly driven to rotate, which can significantly reduce the difficulty of leveling the device, reduce the difficulty of installation of the device, and improve the installation of the embedded refrigerator 70 efficient.

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Abstract

一种底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱,其中,底脚调节系统包括:主动转轮,其一部分形成主动转轴;传动带,套设于主动转轴的外周;底脚,具有螺杆和从动旋盘,螺杆用于可转动地螺接于安装有底脚调节系统的装置的底部螺纹孔中,从动旋盘的外周套接于传动带,以与主动转轴传动连接,且从动旋盘与螺杆固定连接或与螺杆为一体件,以带动螺杆转动。采用本发明的底脚调节系统,通过驱动主动转轴转动,即可间接地驱动螺杆转动,可以明显降低装置的调平难度,降低装置的安装难度。

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底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱 技术领域
本发明涉及装置安装技术,特别是涉及底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱。
背景技术
底脚用于安装在装置的底部,以将装置支撑在地面上。
现有技术中的部分底脚,可以在装置处于静置状态时调节装置底部的平行度。但是,当装置的安装空间比较狭小时,由于安装人员无法触及装置的部分部位,这会限制安装人员在该部位对装置进行调节,导致底脚的调节过程十分困难,使得整个安装过程操作难度大,装置的安装效率低下。
因此,如何提供一种底脚调节系统,以降低装置的安装难度,成为本领域技术人员亟待解决的技术问题。
发明内容
本发明的一个目的是要提供一种至少解决上述技术问题中任一方面的底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱。
本发明的一个进一步的目的是要提供一种底脚调节系统,以降低装置的安装难度。
本发明的一个更进一步的目的是要提高底脚调节系统的调节效率。
本发明的一个又进一步的目的是要延长底脚调节系统的使用寿命。
本发明的又一个再进一步的目的是要简化冰箱的安装结构,降低制造成本。
根据本发明的一方面,提供了一种底脚调节系统,包括:主动转轮,其一部分形成主动转轴;传动带,套设于主动转轴的外周;底脚,具有螺杆和从动旋盘,螺杆用于可转动地螺接于安装有底脚调节系统的装置的底部螺纹孔中,从动旋盘的外周套接于传动带,以与主动转轴传动连接,且从动旋盘与螺杆固定连接或与螺杆为一体件,以带动螺杆转动。
可选地,传动带的内周缘形成有带齿;主动转轴为齿轮轴,其外周缘形成有与带齿啮合的第一轮齿;从动旋盘为圆盘形,其外周缘形成有与带齿啮合的第二轮齿。
可选地,从动旋盘和螺杆的旋转轴线与从动旋盘的中心轴线以及螺杆的中心轴线同轴;且从动旋盘从螺杆的底部区段沿径向向外延伸。
可选地,底脚还包括:托座,其一部分形成托台;从动旋盘设置于托台;滚轮,可滚动地设置于托台下方。
可选地,托座为圆柱形,托台为托座上的水平顶壁部;从动旋盘与托台为一体件,并从托台向上延伸形成;托座还包括水平底壁部,其一部分向内凹陷形成有多个球窝部;且滚轮为多个,且为球形,每个滚轮嵌设于一个球窝部。
可选地,滚轮包括沿水平方向延伸的轮轴和绕轮轴转动的轮体;托台为托座上的水平板壁部;从动旋盘可转动地设置于托台;且托座还包括下翻连轴部,其从托台向下延伸,且具有用于与轮轴配合的轴孔,以使轮轴可转动地连接于托座。
可选地,托台上开设有贯穿托台的主体板面厚度方向的光孔;从动旋盘位于光孔上方;且底脚还包括连接件,其一端与从动旋盘固定连接或与从动旋盘为一体件,另一端穿过光孔并与光孔的下周缘配合,以限制从动旋盘沿其旋转轴线方向相对于托台的直线运动自由度。
可选地,主动转轮还包括圆盘形的主动旋盘,其外周形成有至少一个凹槽或凸起,以与扳手工具和/或另一传动带配合;主动旋盘与主动转轴固定连接或与主动转轴为一体件,以带动主动转轴转动;主动旋盘和主动转轴的旋转轴线与主动旋盘的中心轴线、以及主动转轴的中心轴线同轴;且主动旋盘从主动转轴的底部区段沿径向向外延伸。
可选地,螺杆和从动旋盘形成底脚的调节部;调节部为两个,分别为第一调节部和第二调节部;第一调节部的从动旋盘的外周缘形成有多个第二轮齿;第二调节部的从动旋盘的外周缘形成有多个第三轮齿,第二轮齿与传动带传动啮合,第三轮齿与第二轮齿传动啮合;且第一调节部的从动旋盘的盘径大于第二调节部的从动旋盘的盘径;第一调节部的螺杆的螺纹旋向与第二调节部的螺杆的螺纹旋向相反。
根据本发明的另一方面,还提供了一种冰箱,包括:至少一个如上述任一项的底脚调节系统,设置于冰箱的底部,且冰箱的底部开设有螺纹孔,螺杆与螺纹孔螺接。
本发明的底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱,底脚调节系统包括主动转 轮、传动带和底脚。其中,主动转轮的一部分形成主动转轴,传动带套设于主动转轴的外周。底脚具有螺杆和从动旋盘,螺杆用于可转动地螺接于装置的底部螺纹孔中,从动旋盘通过传动带与主动转轴传动连接,并且与螺杆固定连接或与螺杆为一体件,以带动螺杆转动。采用本发明的底脚调节系统,通过驱动主动转轴转动,即可间接地驱动底脚的螺杆转动,能在多个不同位置调节底脚的螺杆,可以明显降低装置的调平难度,从而降低装置的安装难度。
进一步地,本发明的底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱,底脚还具有托座和滚轮。滚轮可转动地设置于托座的托台下方。在安装过程中,由于滚轮可以沿装置所在的支撑面滚动,螺杆可以相对于装置的螺纹孔转动,使得本发明的底脚调节系统既适用于装置的调平过程,又适用于装置的移动过程,且体积小巧,简单易调节,调节范围大,制造成本低。采用本发明的底脚调节系统,可以提高装置的安装效率,节省人工成本。
进一步地,本发明的底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱,从动旋盘可以相对于托台转动,当驱动从动旋盘带动螺杆转动时,托台可以固定不动,从而可以防止滚轮在调节旋盘转动过程中随之转动,不仅使得装置的调平过程操作简便,省时省力,还会减少或避免滚轮磨损,延长底脚调节系统的使用寿命。
更进一步地,本发明的底脚调节系统以及具有其的冰箱,由于冰箱的底脚调节系统兼具有调平功能和移动功能,因此,可以减少或避免在冰箱的底部安装其他辅助结构,从而可以简化冰箱的安装结构,降低制造成本。
根据下文结合附图对本发明具体实施例的详细描述,本领域技术人员将会更加明了本发明的上述以及其他目的、优点和特征。
附图说明
后文将参照附图以示例性而非限制性的方式详细描述本发明的一些具体实施例。附图中相同的附图标记标示了相同或类似的部件或部分。本领域技术人员应该理解,这些附图未必是按比例绘制的。附图中:
图1是根据本发明一个实施例的底脚调节系统的示意图;
图2是图1所示的底脚调节系统的分解图;
图3是图2中A处的局部放大图;
图4是图1所示的底脚调节系统中底脚的示意图;
图5是根据本发明另一实施例的底脚调节系统中底脚的示意图;
图6是图5所示的底脚调节系统中底脚的部分结构示意图;
图7是根据本发明又一实施例的底脚调节系统中底脚的示意图;
图8是根据本发明一个实施例的冰箱的示意图;
图9是图8中B处的局部放大图;
图10是根据本发明一个实施例的冰箱的底板和底脚调节系统的示意图。
具体实施方式
图1是根据本发明一个实施例的底脚调节系统10的示意图。本实施例的底脚调节系统10适于安装在装置的底部,用于将装置安装到设定位置。本实施例的底脚调节系统10可以适用于各种装置,例如冰箱70、空调、洗衣机等家用电器,也可以适用于任意其他设备,尤其适用于嵌入式的冰箱70。
底脚调节系统10一般性地可以包括主动转轮120、传动带150和底脚110。其中,传动带150套设于主动转轮120和底脚110上。
传动带150可以为同步带或同步链条,也可以为任意其他类型。本实施例中,传动带150可以为同步带。本实施例仅以传动带150为同步带的情况进行示例,本领域技术人员在了解本实施例的基础上应当完全有能力针对其他类型的传动带150进行拓展,在此不再一一示出。
图2是图1所示的底脚调节系统10的分解图,图3是图2中A处的局部放大图。
同步带的内周缘形成有带齿151。同步带可以为环形。同步带通过其内周缘与主动转轮120和底脚110相啮合。带齿151可以沿同步带的内周缘间隔均匀分布。
主动转轮120包括主动转轴121和主动旋盘122,还可以进一步地包括支撑板123。主动转轮120的一部分形成主动转轴121。传动带150可以套设于主动转轴121的外周。主动转轴121可以为齿轮轴,其外周缘形成有与带齿151啮合的第一轮齿121a。主动旋盘122为圆盘形,主动旋盘122的外周形成有至少一个凹槽或凸起,以与扳手工具和/或另一传动带150配合。并且主动旋盘122与主动转轴121固定连接或与主动转轴121为一体件,以带动主动转轴121转动。也就是说,主动旋盘122可以在扳手工具和/或另一传 动带150的驱动下转动,从而带动主动转轴121转动。
本实施例中,主动旋盘122和主动转轴121的旋转轴线与主动旋盘122的中心轴线、以及主动转轴121的中心轴线同轴。主动旋盘122的中心轴线和主动转轴121的中心轴线均可以沿竖直方向延伸。
主动旋盘122从主动转轴121的底部区段沿径向向外延伸。也就是说,主动转轴121可以大致位于主动旋盘122的上方。
主动旋盘122不仅用于带动主动转轴121转动,还形成主动转轴121的底座,以支撑主动转轴121。主动转轴121的直径可以小于主动旋盘122的盘径,盘径是指圆盘的外周缘所在圆的直径,这可以提高主动转轮120的结构稳定性。本实施例中,主动旋盘122用于支撑在装置所在的支撑面(例如,地面)上。
支撑板123可以位于主动转轴121的顶端,既可以将同步带限定在主动转轴121上,又可以抵靠于装置的底部。
底脚110一般性地可以包括螺杆410和从动旋盘420,还可以进一步地包括托座200和滚轮300。其中,螺杆410和从动旋盘420形成底脚110的调节部400。调节部400可以连接于托座200。
螺杆410用于可转动地螺接于安装有底脚调节系统10的装置的底部螺纹孔中,从动旋盘420的外周套接于传动带150,以与主动转轴121传动连接,且从动旋盘420与螺杆410固定连接或与螺杆410为一体件,以带动螺杆410转动。
一般情况下,当装置的安装空间比较狭小时,由于安装人员无法触及装置的部分部位,这会限制安装人员在该部位对装置进行调节,导致调平过程十分困难。
螺杆410具有外螺纹,可以与装置的底部螺纹孔螺接。螺杆410转动时,可以调节螺杆410旋入装置底部螺纹孔的深度。采用本实施例的底脚调节系统10,可以在安装人员易于操作的位置处设置主动转轮120。通过驱动主动转轴121转动,利用传动带150的传动作用即可间接地驱动从动旋盘420转动,从而驱动螺杆410转动,可以明显降低装置的调平难度,降低装置的安装难度。
例如,当将冰箱70嵌入橱柜时,可以在冰箱70的底部前侧安装主动转轮120,底脚110可以安装于冰箱70的底部后侧,可以利用传动带150带动 从动旋盘420转动,从而间接带动底脚110的螺杆410转动。由于橱柜内部空间有限,采用本实施例的底脚调节系统10,可以降低冰箱70嵌入橱柜时的调平难度。
传动带150同时套设于主动转轴121的外周、以及从动旋盘420的外周。从动旋盘420可以为圆盘形,其外周缘形成有与带齿151啮合的第二轮齿421。
主动转轴121和从动旋盘420可以具有相同的设定厚度,以便于与传动带150配合。设定厚度可以根据实际应用情况进行设计,例如,可以与传动带150的带宽相适配。例如,设定厚度可以为0.5~10cm,也可以为大于10cm的任意值。在另一些可选的实施例中,可以对从动旋盘420的形状进行变换,例如,可以为四方柱形、六方柱形或者任意其他形状。
从动旋盘420和螺杆410的旋转轴线与从动旋盘420的中心轴线以及螺杆410的中心轴线同轴。且从动旋盘420从螺杆410的底部区段沿径向向外延伸。本实施例中,从动旋盘420和螺杆410的旋转轴线方向可以为竖直方向。螺杆410可以从从动旋盘420的中间部位处向上延伸形成。例如,螺杆410可以从从动旋盘420的中间部位处向上延伸形成。且螺杆410的头部可以埋设于从动旋盘420内,这可以简化调节部400的成型过程。其中,螺杆410的头部与螺杆410为一体件。且螺杆410的头部可以从螺杆410的底部区段沿径向向外延伸形成。
托座200的一部分形成托台210。从动旋盘420设置于托台210。滚轮300可滚动地设置于托台210下方。
使用状态下的底脚调节系统10,其螺杆410与装置底部的螺纹孔螺接,其滚轮300支撑在装置所在安装空间的支撑面上,例如,地面。在装置的安装过程中,由于滚轮300可以沿装置所在的支撑面滚动,螺杆410可以相对于装置的底部螺纹孔转动,使得本实施例的底脚调节系统10既适用于装置的调平过程,又适用于装置的移动过程。采用本实施例的底脚110,可以降低装置的安装难度,提高安装效率,节省人工成本。
例如,在装置的安装过程中,可以先进行移动步骤,然后进行调平步骤。在移动过程中,滚轮300沿支撑面滚动,可以降低移动过程中的摩擦阻力,降低移动难度。在调平步骤中,驱动螺杆410转动,可以调节螺杆410旋入装置底部的螺纹孔的旋入深度,从而调节装置底部的高度和/或平行度,操作 简便。
托座200可以为圆柱形,方柱形(其顶壁和底壁均为长方形),或者可以为其他任意形式的柱状。
图4是图1所示的底脚调节系统10中底脚110的示意图。
本实施例中,托座200可以为圆柱形。滚轮300可以为球形,且为多个,托座200具有水平底壁部、水平顶壁部以及连接于水平底壁部和水平顶壁部之间的柱体。托座200的水平底壁部(即,圆柱的底面)和水平顶壁部(即,圆柱的顶面)均呈圆形,且均位于水平面上。
托座200的水平底壁部的一部分向内凹陷形成有多个球窝部。其中,“向内”是相对于托座200的实际使用状态而言的,大致可以为向上方向。球窝部限定出滚轮300的活动空间。每个滚轮300可滚动地嵌设于一个球窝部。
球窝部的数量为不小于3,例如,可以为3个或者4个。多个球窝部在以水平底壁部的中心为圆心的同一圆周上间隔均匀分布。
托台210即为托座200上的水平顶壁部。从动旋盘420可以与托台210为一体件,并从托台210向上延伸形成。也就是说,从动旋盘420位于托台210上方。从动旋盘420的中心轴线可以与托座200的中心轴线同轴。
直接在托台210上设置从动旋盘420,并使从动旋盘420与托台210为一体件,可以提高底脚110的结构整体性,增强结构稳定性。
球窝部配置成使滚轮300嵌设于其中时至少一部分凸出于球窝部的底端。滚轮300可以为万向球,例如,钢球,可以沿水平度旋转,使得安装有底脚调节系统10的装置可以灵活地滑移,降低了底脚调节系统10的螺杆410的转动难度,从而可以大大降低安装过程的劳动强度,使得装置的调平过程操作简便,省时省力。
滚轮300凸出于托座200的球窝部底端,并直接抵压于支撑面,螺杆410可以与托座200同步转动,当驱动螺杆410转动时,滚轮300可以水平度旋转,既能降低安装底脚110的螺杆410的转动难度,从而可以大大降低安装过程的劳动强度,又能减少或避免托座200因与支撑面接触而发生磨损,延长底脚调节系统10的使用寿命。
本实施例中,底脚110还可以包括限位板430,固定设置于从动旋盘420的上方,以与托台210限定出同步带的安装空间,提高同步带与从动旋盘420之间配合连接的可靠性。
图5是根据本发明另一实施例的底脚调节系统10中底脚110的示意图。
在另一些可选的实施例中,可以对托座200和滚轮300的结构进行变换,底脚110还可以进一步地包括连接件。托座200可以包括托台210和下翻连轴部230,还可以进一步地包括上翻止转部220。滚轮300可滚动地设置于托台210下方。滚轮300包括沿水平方向延伸的轮轴310和绕轮轴310转动的轮体320。
托台210可以为托座200上的水平板壁部。其中,“水平”是相对于安装底脚110的实际使用状态而言的。在一些可选的实施例中,托台210的板壁也可以为曲面。
托台210大致可以呈长方形,圆形,三角形或者其他任意多边形。本实施例中,托台210大致呈长方形。托台210上开设有贯穿托台210的主体板面厚度方向的光孔211。
下翻连轴部230从托台210向下延伸,且具有用于与滚轮300的轮轴310配合的轴孔231,以使滚轮300的轮轴310可转动地连接于托座200。本实施例中,下翻连轴部230可以为托座200上的竖直侧壁部。下翻连轴部230可以为两个,分别从托台210的相对的边缘部位处向下延伸形成。每个下翻连轴部230各具有轴孔231。两个下翻连轴部230的轴孔231相对设置。每个轴孔231与滚轮300的轮轴310的一端配合。
在另一些可选的实施例中,可以对下翻连轴部230的位置和数量进行变换。下翻连轴部230可以为一个,从托台210的中间部位处向下延伸形成。下翻连轴部230的轴孔231可以与滚轮300的轮轴310的中间区段配合。
上翻止转部220从托台210向上延伸,用于插入安装于底脚调节系统10上的装置的相应卡槽内,以限制托台210相对于装置转动。优选地,上翻止转部220从托台210的与从动旋盘420存有间距的部位处向上延伸,这可以防止上翻止转部220阻碍从动旋盘420转动。
从动旋盘420位于光孔211上方。连接件的一端与从动旋盘420固定连接或与从动旋盘420为一体件,另一端穿过光孔211并与光孔211的下周缘配合,以限制从动旋盘420沿其旋转轴线方向相对于托台210的直线运动自由度。也就是说,在装置的安装过程中,从动旋盘420沿其旋转轴线转动时,连接件会阻止从动旋盘420相对于托台210沿竖直方向移动,使得从动旋盘420在竖直方向上不会相对于托台210发生位移。
连接件不与光孔211的下周缘固定连接,可仅使从动旋盘420和螺杆410进行转动,而不会带动托台210一同转动,从而能减小转动阻力,提高安装效率。
图6是图5所示的底脚调节系统10中底脚110的部分结构示意图。
连接件可以为卡爪。例如,连接件为下缘周向带有多个外凸卡扣510的中空筒状卡爪。连接件可以从从动旋盘420的底壁向下延伸,穿过光孔211,以与光孔211的下周缘配合。
每个外凸卡扣510在其所处的卡爪的周壁区段之间具有间隙开口,即,外凸卡扣510沿卡爪下缘的周向依次间隙排列。当将卡爪下缘插入光孔211时,卡爪下缘的外周受到沿径向向内的作用力而向内侧收缩,从而可以顺利穿过光孔211。
每个外凸卡扣510的下表面为沿径向向外方向倾斜向上的斜面,这有利于使卡爪下缘平滑地穿过光孔211。其中,“向外”是相对于中空筒状卡爪的实际使用状态而言的。
中空筒状卡爪的中心轴线沿竖直方向延伸。每个外凸卡扣510的上表面为与卡爪的周壁垂直的平面,大致可以为水平面。每个外凸卡扣510的上表面可以与光孔211的孔壁形成卡扣配合。光孔211的孔壁在托台210的下表面形成有下环形凸缘202,以与外凸卡扣510的上表面形成卡扣配合,这有利于避免外凸卡扣510的上表面与托台210的主体板面接触。
且从动旋盘420可以通过一环形垫圈或形成在从动旋盘420的下表面上的环形凸起抵压于托台210的上表面,这可以减小从动旋盘420与托台210上表面的接触面积,有利于降低从动旋盘420转动时的摩擦阻力。环形垫圈可以设置于从动旋盘420下表面与托台210上表面之间。环形凸起可以形成于从动旋盘420的下表面。
图7是根据本发明又一实施例的底脚调节系统10中底脚110的示意图。
在又一些可选的实施例中,调节部400可以为两个,分别为第一调节部400和第二调节部400。第一调节部400的从动旋盘420的外周缘形成有多个第二轮齿,第二调节部400的从动旋盘420的外周缘形成有多个第三轮齿,第二轮齿与传动带150传动啮合,第三轮齿与第二轮齿传动啮合。第一调节部400的螺杆410的螺纹旋向与第二调节部400的螺杆410的螺纹旋向相反,例如第一调节部400的螺杆410的螺纹可以为正牙螺纹,第二调节部400的 螺杆410的螺纹可以为反牙螺纹。
第二轮齿与传动带150传动啮合,这可使第一调节部400的从动旋盘420随主动转轴121转动。第三轮齿与第二轮齿传动啮合,可以使得第二调节部400的从动旋盘420从动地随第一调节部400的从动旋盘420转动。第一调节部400的从动旋盘420的盘径大于第二调节部400的从动旋盘420的盘径。其中,盘径是指圆盘的外周缘所在圆的直径。第一调节部400的从动旋盘420的盘径大于第二调节部400的从动旋盘420的盘径,这便于在第一调节部400的从动旋盘420上布置传动带150,即,传动带150可以套设于第一调节部400的从动旋盘420上,从而直接带动第一调节部400的从动旋盘420转动。第二调节部400的从动旋盘420可以从动地布置在第一调节部400的从动旋盘420的一侧,且位于传动带150的内侧,从而在第一调节部400的从动旋盘420的带动下随之转动。
本实施例的底脚调节系统10,在装置的安装过程中,可以同时调节第一调节部400的螺杆410和第二调节部400的螺杆410旋入对应螺纹孔的深度,这既可以保证装置的调节平稳性,又可以简化底脚调节系统10的调节过程。
由于第二调节部400的从动旋盘420从动地随第一调节部400的从动旋盘420转动,将两个调节部400的螺杆410的螺纹旋向设置为相反,可以保证两个调节部400的螺杆410在对应螺纹孔内同步地旋进或旋出,从而保证第一调节部400和第二调节部400在调节过程中的一致性。
以上实施例的底脚调节系统10尤其适用于嵌入式的冰箱70。图8是根据本发明一个实施例的冰箱70的示意图,图9是图8中B处的局部放大图。
冰箱70的底部设置有至少一个上述任一实施例的底脚调节系统10。且冰箱70的底部开设有螺纹孔,底脚110的螺杆410与螺纹孔螺接。
由于本实施例的冰箱70中底脚调节系统10兼具有调平功能和移动功能,因此,可以减少或避免在冰箱70的底部安装其他辅助结构,从而可以简化冰箱70的安装结构,降低制造成本。
底脚调节系统10可以为一个或多个,例如,可以为两个。主动转轮120和底脚110的相对位置可以根据实际需要进行布置,例如,每个底脚调节系统10的主动转轮120可以设置于冰箱70的底部前侧,每个底脚调节系统10的底脚110可以设置于冰箱70的底部后侧。在安装冰箱70的过程中,尤其在调平的过程中,可以在冰箱70的前侧调节冰箱70后侧的平整度,调平过 程十分简单。
在另一些可选的实施例中,冰箱70的底部前侧可以设置有可滚动的前轮。
图10是根据本发明一个实施例的冰箱70的底板710和底脚调节系统10的示意图。
螺纹孔形成于冰箱70的底板710上。底板710可以直接为冰箱70的箱体的底板710,也可以为在箱体上额外增设的底板710。冰箱70的底板710上形成有从底板710所在板面向上延伸的螺筒,螺筒的内部形成螺纹孔。
本实施例的底脚调节系统10以及具有其的冰箱70,底脚调节系统10包括主动转轮120、传动带150和底脚110。其中,主动转轮120的一部分形成主动转轴121,传动带150套设于主动转轴121的外周。底脚110具有螺杆410和从动旋盘420,螺杆410用于可转动地螺接于装置的底部螺纹孔中,从动旋盘420通过传动带150与主动转轴121传动连接,并且与螺杆410固定连接或与螺杆410为一体件,以带动螺杆410转动。采用本实施例的底脚调节系统10,通过驱动主动转轴121转动,即可间接地驱动螺杆410转动,可以明显降低装置的调平难度,降低装置的安装难度,提高嵌入式的冰箱70的安装效率。
至此,本领域技术人员应认识到,虽然本文已详尽示出和描述了本发明的多个示例性实施例,但是,在不脱离本发明精神和范围的情况下,仍可根据本发明公开的内容直接确定或推导出符合本发明原理的许多其他变型或修改。因此,本发明的范围应被理解和认定为覆盖了所有这些其他变型或修改。

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  1. 一种底脚调节系统,包括:
    主动转轮,其一部分形成主动转轴;
    传动带,套设于所述主动转轴的外周;
    底脚,具有螺杆和从动旋盘,所述螺杆用于可转动地螺接于安装有所述底脚调节系统的装置的底部螺纹孔中,所述从动旋盘的外周套接于所述传动带,以与所述主动转轴传动连接,且所述从动旋盘与所述螺杆固定连接或与所述螺杆为一体件,以带动所述螺杆转动。
  2. 根据权利要求1所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述传动带的内周缘形成有带齿;
    所述主动转轴为齿轮轴,其外周缘形成有与所述带齿啮合的第一轮齿;
    所述从动旋盘为圆盘形,其外周缘形成有与所述带齿啮合的第二轮齿。
  3. 根据权利要求1所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述从动旋盘和所述螺杆的旋转轴线与所述从动旋盘的中心轴线以及所述螺杆的中心轴线同轴;且
    所述从动旋盘从所述螺杆的底部区段沿径向向外延伸。
  4. 根据权利要求1所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述底脚还包括:
    托座,其一部分形成托台;所述从动旋盘设置于所述托台;
    滚轮,可滚动地设置于所述托台下方。
  5. 根据权利要求4所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述托座为圆柱形,所述托台为所述托座上的水平顶壁部;所述从动旋盘与所述托台为一体件,并从所述托台向上延伸形成;
    所述托座还包括水平底壁部,其一部分向内凹陷形成有多个球窝部;且
    所述滚轮为多个,且为球形,每个所述滚轮嵌设于一个所述球窝部。
  6. 根据权利要求4所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述滚轮包括沿水平方向延伸的轮轴和绕所述轮轴转动的轮体;
    所述托台为所述托座上的水平板壁部;所述从动旋盘可转动地设置于所述托台;且
    所述托座还包括下翻连轴部,其从所述托台向下延伸,且具有用于与所述轮轴配合的轴孔,以使所述轮轴可转动地连接于所述托座。
  7. 根据权利要求6所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述托台上开设有贯穿所述托台的主体板面厚度方向的光孔;
    所述从动旋盘位于所述光孔上方;且
    所述底脚还包括连接件,其一端与所述从动旋盘固定连接或与所述从动旋盘为一体件,另一端穿过所述光孔并与所述光孔的下周缘配合,以限制所述从动旋盘沿其旋转轴线方向相对于所述托台的直线运动自由度。
  8. 根据权利要求1所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述主动转轮还包括圆盘形的主动旋盘,其外周形成有至少一个凹槽或凸起,以与扳手工具和/或另一传动带配合;
    所述主动旋盘与所述主动转轴固定连接或与所述主动转轴为一体件,以带动所述主动转轴转动;
    所述主动旋盘和所述主动转轴的旋转轴线与所述主动旋盘的中心轴线、以及所述主动转轴的中心轴线同轴;且所述主动旋盘从所述主动转轴的底部区段沿径向向外延伸。
  9. 根据权利要求1所述的底脚调节系统,其中,
    所述螺杆和所述从动旋盘形成所述底脚的调节部;
    所述调节部为两个,分别为第一调节部和第二调节部;
    所述第一调节部的从动旋盘的外周缘形成有多个第二轮齿;所述第二调节部的从动旋盘的外周缘形成有多个第三轮齿,所述第二轮齿与所述传动带传动啮合,所述第三轮齿与所述第二轮齿传动啮合;且
    所述第一调节部的从动旋盘的盘径大于所述第二调节部的从动旋盘的盘径;所述第一调节部的螺杆的螺纹旋向与所述第二调节部的螺杆的螺纹旋向相反。
  10. 一种冰箱,包括:
    至少一个如权利要求1-9中任一项所述的底脚调节系统,设置于所述冰箱的底部,且所述冰箱的底部开设有螺纹孔,所述螺杆与所述螺纹孔螺接。
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